tu hú
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tu˧˧ hu˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʊw˧˧ hʊw˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʊw˧˧ hʊw˦˥]
Noun[edit]
(classifier con) tu hú
- koel (genus Eudynamys), especially the Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)
- 1967, Hoàng Vân (lyrics & music), "Mùa Hoa Phượng Nở (Season of Blooming Flamboyants)"; 1986 performance by Diệu Linh & Tuyết Mai
- Tu hú kêu, tu hú kêu, hoa gạo nở, hoa phượng đỏ, đầy ước mơ hy vọng.
- The koel is singing, the koels are singing; the silk cotton flowers are blooming red, the flamboyants are blooming red, full of hopes and dreams.
- 1967, Hoàng Vân (lyrics & music), "Mùa Hoa Phượng Nở (Season of Blooming Flamboyants)"; 1986 performance by Diệu Linh & Tuyết Mai